Pre-Conference at 2026 AMA Summerโ Registration Closed
We are incredibly grateful for the overwhelming response to the 2026 AMA DocSIG Pre-Conference!
Registration is now officially closed, and we are excited to welcome a full room of doctoral students from around the world for what promises to be a highly interactive morning of learning, mentorship, and community.
If you registered:
You should have received either:
- a confirmation of your registration, or
- a waitlist confirmation.
If you registered but did not receive either email, please contact Ishita Nagpal at inagpal1@gsu.edu so we can assist you.
A special thank you to our Pre-Conference Faculty Ambassadors, Prof. Kimberly Whitler and Prof. Martin Mende, whose guidance and support have been instrumental in shaping this year’s program.
Most importantly, this 4-hour doctoral pre-conference is offered completely free of charge because of the generosity of our Gold Sponsors. We are deeply grateful for their investment in the next generation of marketing scholars.
Our 2026 Gold Sponsors:
- Daniels College of Business, University of Denver โ Thank you, Prof. Ali Besharat and DU Sales Leadership Center.
- Darden School of Business, University of Virginia โ Thank you, Prof. Kimberly Whitler
- McCoy College of Business, Texas State University โ Thank you, Prof. Anna Turri and Prof. Linda Alkire
- Interpretive Simulations โ Thank you, Stu James and Peter Zinman.
Your support makes it possible for us to create meaningful opportunities for doctoral students to learn, connect, and grow.
Thank you to our entire DocSIG community for your enthusiasm, trust, and continued support.
We can’t wait to see everyone in Denver!
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๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐
One of the highlights of Summer AMA returns on ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ (๐ณ:๐ฏ๐ฌโ๐ญ๐ญ:๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ง).
Whether you’re preparing for the job market, developing your research ideas, building your academic network, or simply looking to connect with fellow doctoral students, no matter which stage of your PhD journey you are at, this AMA DocSIG Pre-Conference is designed with you in mind.
We could not have planned this without the unconditional support of our faculty ambassadors: Prof. Kimberly A. Whitler and Prof. Martin Mende.
Over the years, this event has become a place where doctoral students:
โจ Learn from leading scholars
โจ Build meaningful professional connections
โจ Gain practical insights about academic careers
โจ Strengthen their place within the marketing academic community
๐ Registration is required, and space is limited.
With the generous support of our sponsors, we are able to offer this ๐ฐ-๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐-๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ, ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐-๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.
๐ Register here: https://lnkd.in/eCDqyhYk
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ: Early bird date to register for AMA Summer is approaching: June 17!
We are deeply grateful to our sponsors and supporters for investing in doctoral student development and helping make programs like this possible.
We look forward to welcoming you to Denver this July โจ